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The rhinarium (Neo-Latin, "belonging to the nose"; pl.: rhinaria) [1] is the furless skin surface surrounding the external openings of the nostrils in many mammals.Commonly it is referred to as the tip of the snout, and breeders of cats and dogs sometimes use the term nose leather.
The occiput in dog terms is the bump or protuberance clearly seen at the back of the skull in some breeds like the English Setter and Bloodhound. However, in other breeds it is barely perceptible. Myths in dog folklore believed that size of the occipital protuberance was somehow a measure of the dog's sense of smell.
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In Greek, brachy means shortened, and cephalic pertains to the head, so the simple definition is that the dog has a short skull in ratio to its width. The nose is typically pushed in, meaning the ...
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Some dogs also have numerous reactions to the high levels of mites in dry dog food, including excessive itching, hives, red eyes, runny nose, diarrhea, and vomiting. Cancer.
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Cynology / s ɪ ˈ n ɒ l ə dʒ i / (rarely kynology, / k ɪ ˈ n ɒ l ə dʒ i /) is the study of matters related to canines or domestic dogs.In English, it is a term sometimes used to denote a serious zoological approach to the study of dogs [1] as well as by writers on canine subjects, dog breeders, trainers [2] [3] and enthusiasts who study the dog informally.